Junior Trader Resume Sample

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Sam Donald

Junior Trader

Sharp on the market, hungry to learn the desk

+44 20 5550 0592
linkedin.com/in/sam-donald-trader

Junior trader with three years on a London trading desk, supporting senior traders across equities and execution while building toward a full trading book. Monitors markets, executes orders, manages trade flow and risk checks, and analyses positions and P&L through the day. Built a market-monitoring dashboard that gave the desk faster sight of moves and opportunities. Strong on the analysis, the discipline and the speed the desk demands, with a solid grounding in financial markets, instruments and risk. Calm under pressure when markets move fast, quick with numbers, and rigorous about following process and limits. Studying toward further professional qualifications. Looking for a trader or trading-desk role with a firm that develops junior talent into serious traders.

LocationLondon, UK
NationalityBritish
GenderMale
Notice Period1 month
Date of Birth1998-08-14
Work Experience

London Trading Partners - London, UK

Junior Trader

(April 2021 to Present)
Support the senior traders right across equities, monitoring the markets and executing all the orders accurately.
Built a market-monitoring dashboard that gave the desk much faster sight of moves and opportunities.
Manage all the trade flow, the booking and risk checks accurately right through the trading day.
Analyse the positions, the P&L and all the market data to support the trading decisions.
Follow the desk process, all the risk limits and the compliance rigorously on every single trade.
Build market knowledge and a track record steadily toward running a full trading book of his own.

City Capital Markets - London, UK

Markets Intern / Trading Assistant

(August 2019 to March 2021)
Supported the trading desk with the data, the bookings and daily analysis.
Learned the execution, market structure and risk processes hands-on at work.
Progressed the CFA studies alongside the daily trading-desk responsibilities and support work.
Earned a junior-trader role on the strength of his performance.

City Capital Markets - London, UK

Markets Summer Intern

(June 2018 to August 2018)
Completed a competitive markets summer internship rotating across several trading desks.
Shadowed the traders, analysed markets and learned how a desk runs.
Built the first markets knowledge and contacts toward a trading role.
Then earned a graduate return offer onto a full trading-desk team.
Education

London School of Economics

BSc (Hons) Economics & Finance

September 2016 to June 2019
Degree in economics and finance covering markets, instruments and quantitative methods, with a trading internship. The internship led directly onto the desk. Built the markets foundation the role needs.

CFA Institute

CFA Level I & Financial Markets Certification

January 2020 to December 2020
CFA Level I plus financial-markets certification covering instruments, valuation and ethics. It deepened the technical grounding behind trading. Applied directly to market analysis and trade decision support.
Certifications

CFA Level I

CFA Institute (December 2020 to Present)

CFA Level I plus financial-markets certification covering instruments, valuation and ethics. It deepened the technical grounding behind trading. Applied directly to market analysis and trade decision support.

Financial Markets & Risk

CFA Institute (March 2020 to Present)

Certification in financial markets, instruments and trading risk. It supports the market analysis, position monitoring and risk checks carried out on the equities desk.
Highlights

Desk dashboard

Built a market-monitoring dashboard that gave the desk faster sight of moves and opportunities. Taking initiative to make the whole desk quicker stood out early in the role.

Disciplined under pressure

Keeps to process and risk limits precisely even when markets are moving fast. Discipline under pressure is what separates a future trader from a gambler.
References

Marcus Webb, London Trading Partners

Desk Head Reference

Aisha Rahman, London Trading Partners

Senior Trader Reference

Professional Skills
  • Trade Execution
  • Market Monitoring
  • Equities
  • P&L Analysis
  • Risk Checks
  • Trade Booking
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Financial Instruments
  • Excel & Dashboards
  • Compliance Process
Personal Skills
  • Composure
  • Numeracy
  • Discipline
  • Quick Thinking
  • Drive
Languages

English (UK)

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Mandarin

Limited Working Proficiency
Activities & Interests

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